--- title: J.R. Smith at the Cavaliers Championship Parade description: J.R. Smith proved that he was a national treasure during the Cavaliers' Championship parade, where he probably reached peak J.R. canonical: https://time.com/4378814/j-r-smith-cavaliers-championship-parade/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-22T20:09:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:40.111Z og:title: J.R. Smith Was the Best Part of the Cavaliers' Parade og:description: J.R. for president! og:url: https://time.com/4378814/j-r-smith-cavaliers-championship-parade/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J.R. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 22, 2016 8:09 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 22, 2016 8:09 PM UTC [LeBron James](http://time.com/4374422/cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors-lebron-james-nba-game-7-basketball/?xid=homepage) might have been the Finals MVP, but when it came to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Championship parade, [J.R. Smith](http://time.com/4373248/j-r-smith-daughter-demi/) was in a league of his own. It’s no secret that J.R. is the life of the party ([even Rihanna likes to live it up with J.R.!](https://bossip.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/rih-j-r.jpg?quality=85)), but J.R.’s unabashed celebration in honor of the Cavaliers’ first championship win ever should probably be documented in the Library of Congress for its downright epic status. To summarize, J.R. Smith is a national treasure and this parade is proof. Take for instance, the fact that J.R. is not above doing it for the kids. Not even the “Circle of Life” can top this moment. > [](https://twitter.com/danfavale/status/745683932260216832) J.R. for President! > [](https://twitter.com/dstfelix/status/745674333796835328) J.R. Smith caused some concern when he arrived to the parade with a shirt on. > [](https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/745628975725064192) However, J.R. graciously considered the needs of others and removed his shirt. > [](https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/745641932039262208) Give the people what they want! > [](https://twitter.com/mcten/status/745642867008413696) Another one! > [](https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/745666994406457345) J.R. is also generous and demonstrated that sharing is caring with his teammate Kyrie Irving. In short, J.R. is a legend. > [](https://twitter.com/DeionGottaSTFU/status/745670365779726336) Who’s ready for when J.R. visits the White House next year to celebrate winning the championship? Will he wear a shirt? Who know? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4378814/j-r-smith-cavaliers-championship-parade/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4378814/j-r-smith-cavaliers-championship-parade/"},"headline":"J.R. 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